長征
See also: 长征
Chinese
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
attack; levy (troops or taxes); journey attack; levy (troops or taxes); journey; trip; expedition | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (長征) | 長 | 征 | |
| simp. (长征) | 长 | 征 | |
Etymology
- Long March
First attested in 1935, in a bulletin posted on 22 May in Mianning, Sichuan, attributed to the commander-in-chief Zhu De[1]:
- 紅軍萬里長征，所向勢如破竹。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1935,《中國工辳紅軍佈告》(Proclamation of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
- Hóngjūn wànlǐ chángzhēng, suǒxiàng shìrúpòzhú. [Pinyin]
- The Red Army's expedition of ten thousand li is advancing with irresistible force, crushing all obstacles in our path.
红军万里长征，所向势如破竹。 [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): chángzhēng
- (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄥ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng4 zing1
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chángzhēng
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chángjheng
- Wade–Giles: chʻang2-chêng1
- Yale: cháng-jēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngjeng
- Palladius: чанчжэн (čančžɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coeng4 zing1
- Yale: chèuhng jīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng4 dzing1
- Guangdong Romanization: cêng4 jing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiông-cheng
- Tâi-lô: tiông-tsing
- Phofsit Daibuun: diongzefng
- IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâng-cheng
- Tâi-lô: tiâng-tsing
- Phofsit Daibuun: diangzefng
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-cheng
- Tâi-lô: tn̂g-tsing
- Phofsit Daibuun: dngzefng
- IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ciang5 zêng1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiâng tseng
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
Verb
長征
- to march to remote regions; to undertake expeditions
Proper noun
長征
- (history) Long March (the military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, October 1934–October 1935)
Synonyms
- 二萬五千里長征 (Èrwànwǔqiānlǐ Chángzhēng)